[ddj] Fwd: $1 million African News Innovation Challenge (ANIC)

Tue Dec 13 15:09:51 UTC 2011

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Hey guys,

I just thought I'd alert you to a new $1m innovation fund for African
data journalists, digital entrepreneurs & civic media / open
government activists.

We're looking for ideas you think would revolutionise African
journalism, by changing the way that African media gathers news and
engages with audiences. Successful applicants will get cash +
engineering support + business mentorship + tickets to world media
conferences (SxSW, Le Web, etc) to market their project. The cash
portion of the grants range from $12,500 to $100,000.

The competition website will only launch later this month, with the
call for entries scheduled for late Jan 2012. But, we've set up a
basic FB pg at http://on.fb.me/vLPpub for people to begin registering
their interest + to be kept in the loop on any developments. The FB pg
also has links to the press releases, presentations, procedures, etc.

The fund is being championed by the continent's largest umbrella
association of media owners and operators, the African Media
Initiative (AMI), in partnership with the ICFJ and major funders such
as Google, Omidyar Networks, the Gates Foundation, the Knight
Foundation, and others. The World Association of Newspapers & News
Producers (WAN-IFRA) has also pledged business mentoring, global
marketing, and other business support services for winners.

I'm helping manage the fund, so shout if anyone has questions, or suggestions.

Cheers,
Justin

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Jonathan Gray

Community Coordinator
The Open Knowledge Foundation
http://www.okfn.org

http://twitter.com/jwyg